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A review by thickthighs_no_lies
Lying With Lions by Annabel Fielding
3.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5⭐️
Thank you to Annabel Fielding and Netgalley for this gifted e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
Edwardian England. Agnes Ashford knows that her duty is threefold: she needs to work on cataloguing the archive of the titled Bryant family, she needs to keep the wounds of her past tightly under wraps, and she needs to be quietly grateful to her employers for taking her up in her hour of need. However, a dark secret she uncovers due to her work thrusts her into the Bryants’ brilliant orbit - and into the clutch of their ambitions.
This is one of few books I’ve read set in this time period. I really liked how historical events were woven into this story and added more depth to the setting.
The writing was careful to set the tone and stick to the themes of that time period.
I enjoyed the fact that Agnes was neither an angel not evil and like most of us was just trying to make the best of the situation she found herself in.
The perceptions of the men in the book do appear to be skewed to the negative but I felt this was done purposely as our protagonist is enamoured with Lady Helen.
Although a little slow in places I did like the book overall and the atmospheric, almost gothic writing was really enjoyable and has given me a renewed interest in historical fiction.
Thank you to Annabel Fielding and Netgalley for this gifted e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
Edwardian England. Agnes Ashford knows that her duty is threefold: she needs to work on cataloguing the archive of the titled Bryant family, she needs to keep the wounds of her past tightly under wraps, and she needs to be quietly grateful to her employers for taking her up in her hour of need. However, a dark secret she uncovers due to her work thrusts her into the Bryants’ brilliant orbit - and into the clutch of their ambitions.
This is one of few books I’ve read set in this time period. I really liked how historical events were woven into this story and added more depth to the setting.
The writing was careful to set the tone and stick to the themes of that time period.
I enjoyed the fact that Agnes was neither an angel not evil and like most of us was just trying to make the best of the situation she found herself in.
The perceptions of the men in the book do appear to be skewed to the negative but I felt this was done purposely as our protagonist is enamoured with Lady Helen.
Although a little slow in places I did like the book overall and the atmospheric, almost gothic writing was really enjoyable and has given me a renewed interest in historical fiction.